Doing business in Sweden Sep 08

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workers in Sweden

Sweden is the
third-largest country in the European Union by surface area. The most important sectors of Sweden’s economy in
2014 were public administration, defence, education, human health and social
work activities (24.5 %), industry (19.7 %) and wholesale and retail
trade, transport, accommodation and food services (17.4 %).

The following forms of commercial organization can be set up in Sweden:

Representative office;

Sole trader;

Employer/ Tax Registration - fixed establishment or non;

Trading partnership (Handelsbolag/Kommanditbolag);

Branch office (Filial);

Limited company (Aktiebolag) - 50 000 SEK initial capital;

Economic association

Taxation in
Sweden

Personal taxation- Progressive income tax.

Value Added Tax

VAT rate - 25%;

VAT reporting - monthly,
quarterly, yearly

Corporate income tax - 22 %

Non-established foreign businesses

In some circumstances, company registration or other tax
compliance related actions are required by businesses not established in
Sweden. Ask Leinonen Bulgaria
for details.

Report post
workers in Sweden

Foreign
employers have to report postings and specify a contact person to be registered
in Sweden. The register is kept by the Swedish Work Environment Authority. If the posting is for no
more than five days, no report is necessary. Posting for
extended period must be
reported on the sixth
day at the latest. If the employer does not report a posting and a contact
person for registration on time, the Work Environment Authority will impose a
fine on the employer of SEK 20 000.

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